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but really there is no clear vision as to how to bring the sides of egypt together. so there's still a great deal of instability. and you know. people are saying that instability continuing for some time to come. now is only make bold talking to me earlier. britain's providing twenty one million pines a new humanitarian assistance for those caught up in the crisis in syria. the aid was announced as the international development secretary justing greening visited jordan. refugees from syria and iraq thing in unprecedented numbers. michael great support. the united nations says the flow of syrian refugees into here goes the tare refugee camp in jordan has become absolutely dramatic the influx was accelerated throughout the week. six thousand four hundred syrians have just been recorded a writing here. in one twenty four hour period. alone. mostly women and children and elderly people. three children have died in the camp. this week. just under half the new british aid funding is intended to help jordan cope with the growing numbers. crossing the border as the winter co
but really there is no clear vision as to how to bring the sides of egypt together. so there's still a great deal of instability. and you know. people are saying that instability continuing for some time to come. now is only make bold talking to me earlier. britain's providing twenty one million pines a new humanitarian assistance for those caught up in the crisis in syria. the aid was announced as the international development secretary justing greening visited jordan. refugees from syria and...
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i want to ask you, how close are we to a military regime in egypt? >> i don't think we're very close. what you're seeing is the beginnings of a democracy. morsy was elected. a lot of people are unhappy with some of his policies. they are trying to express their opposition. obviously if it was complete chaos the military might step in. we have leverage with them because of the military assistance we provide. i think this is more growing pains. this is not the first time this has happened. remember, morsy was very helpful to us in brokering the cease-fire between hamas and israel. we're going to have to li with this for a while. you can't go from an autocracy like they had under mubarak to a functioning democracy right away. >> ambassador ginsberg there is civil unrest in all major egyptian cities, curfews aren't working. the muslim brotherhood is backing away. they don't want any part of the t riots in the streets. the military may have to take the place. the economy is in a shambles. are you as, i will say, optimistic or quescent as larry is on egypt
i want to ask you, how close are we to a military regime in egypt? >> i don't think we're very close. what you're seeing is the beginnings of a democracy. morsy was elected. a lot of people are unhappy with some of his policies. they are trying to express their opposition. obviously if it was complete chaos the military might step in. we have leverage with them because of the military assistance we provide. i think this is more growing pains. this is not the first time this has happened....
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obama really get away, you know, with just awful claims, including that the things had gone well in egypt. we've got morsi there coming out -- we found out he's an-- i was like he doesn't read the international page before he asked his questions. >> yeah, i think it's very odd. again, i actually have been interviewed by steve croft, and i think he's pretty good. these two narratives, dan, here's the thing. one narrative is because of this video that no one watched, there was a spontaneous uprising in our consulate. that was the obama white house narrative. in fact, two weeks later, he was still saying it to the united nations. okay. that was his narrative. on the other hand, the cia, and some people in the state department said immediately this was a planned terrorist attack and al qaeda is back. don't tell us al qaeda is dead the way mr. obama tried to do. to me, it's that simple. why couldn't he go, a, b, the right narrative and isn't it true that al qaeda's back and your whole argument is wrong? >> well, there's two things. one, this was clearly just a promotional tour by obama. it was
obama really get away, you know, with just awful claims, including that the things had gone well in egypt. we've got morsi there coming out -- we found out he's an-- i was like he doesn't read the international page before he asked his questions. >> yeah, i think it's very odd. again, i actually have been interviewed by steve croft, and i think he's pretty good. these two narratives, dan, here's the thing. one narrative is because of this video that no one watched, there was a spontaneous...
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his nation sits in turmoil between syria, egypt, iraq and saudi arabia. despite some protests, jordan hasn't had its own arab spring. everyone was watching the parliamentary elections this week. will they satisfy protesters or inflame them? we'll get the king's reaction. then, the prime minister of r h russia dmitry medvedev. some call it a new cold war. who's to blame and will russia help in syria? we'll discuss it all. >>> also, the algerian hostage crisis that left dozens dead. is this a sign of a grave, new terror threat? i'll tell you my view. >>> but, first, here's my take. every year at davos people like me try to get a sense of the mood of the place. take the temperature of people in this frosty mountain resort. obviously, i will give you a highly impressionistic and personal picture, but one i find useful since davod does bring together leaders and government, business and media and even the ngo community from all corners of the world. it is genuinely global in a way that few conferences are. so, what is the mood? well, there's a sense of calm, a
his nation sits in turmoil between syria, egypt, iraq and saudi arabia. despite some protests, jordan hasn't had its own arab spring. everyone was watching the parliamentary elections this week. will they satisfy protesters or inflame them? we'll get the king's reaction. then, the prime minister of r h russia dmitry medvedev. some call it a new cold war. who's to blame and will russia help in syria? we'll discuss it all. >>> also, the algerian hostage crisis that left dozens dead. is...
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we'll talk about egypt's future. more of my exclusive interview with the country's new president. >>> and the likely next treasury secretary might need to improve his signature before it's printed on every dollar bill in the country. [ thunder crashes ] [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. >>> one of the best rookies to ever play in the nfl will have a lot to overcome to repeat his performance next year. kate's here and she's got more on that and some of the day's other top stories. kate? >> yeah, washington redskins robert griffin iii had major reconstructive knee surgery today after reinjuring his knee in sunday's loss to the seattle seahawks. redskins coach mike shanahan has been under quite a bit of fire for leaving him in the game after he was obviously hurt. even the white house
we'll talk about egypt's future. more of my exclusive interview with the country's new president. >>> and the likely next treasury secretary might need to improve his signature before it's printed on every dollar bill in the country. [ thunder crashes ] [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit...
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in egypt, at least 30 people were killed in clashes in the city of port sied. they wanted to reach 21 people who were sentenced to death last week for their part in a deadly soccer riot. >>> the debate over gun control ramped up this weekend. activists on both sides are pushing their points of view. enthusiasts
in egypt, at least 30 people were killed in clashes in the city of port sied. they wanted to reach 21 people who were sentenced to death last week for their part in a deadly soccer riot. >>> the debate over gun control ramped up this weekend. activists on both sides are pushing their points of view. enthusiasts
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other locations throughout egypt, also saw protests and violence. the clashes turned deadly in suez east of cairo where according to the interior ministry, six people were killed. five protesters and one police officer. it's hard to believe that it was two years ago when an up rising here in egypt on this day led to the ouster of mubarak. we had enough dictatorship and wanted human rights and more jobs. they managed to oust mubarak, but two years later, many here in egypt are not happy. we saw that throughout egypt today. >> who were the protesters and what did they want? >> these are the opposition faxes. the moderates and the liberals who claim the current president morsy had hijacked the revolution and the principals of the revolution for his part. mohammad morsi said these are unfair and saying he is defending the revolution and part of the revolution and moving the democratic process over and he has the support of the majority. he is asking for patience and trust. the problem, wolf, a lot of people we saw today don't trust them. many dislike hi
other locations throughout egypt, also saw protests and violence. the clashes turned deadly in suez east of cairo where according to the interior ministry, six people were killed. five protesters and one police officer. it's hard to believe that it was two years ago when an up rising here in egypt on this day led to the ouster of mubarak. we had enough dictatorship and wanted human rights and more jobs. they managed to oust mubarak, but two years later, many here in egypt are not happy. we saw...
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an incredibly sum mutumultuous n egypt. now emergency law and curfews in three cities along the suez canal. he first delivered a stern warning to the people of egypt. warning them not to protest anymore. and then he announced the emergency rules in the city of suez, port saeed and another city. the announcement after a weekend of dead lie violence. the president saying he had no choice but to get tough. >> translator: those who attack civilians and like to disturb the security of this nation, we will deal with them severely. they will know, repeat, everyone will know that this nation is capable to protect this nation's peoples and institutions. >> reporter: the emergency law and the curfews will last for 30 days, according to the president. police will have extended powers. people will not be as free to protest, if at all. remember, egypt lived under emergency law for more than 40 years nationwide. the question now, how will egyptians, many of whom have lost their fear to protest, react? will they heed the president's call
an incredibly sum mutumultuous n egypt. now emergency law and curfews in three cities along the suez canal. he first delivered a stern warning to the people of egypt. warning them not to protest anymore. and then he announced the emergency rules in the city of suez, port saeed and another city. the announcement after a weekend of dead lie violence. the president saying he had no choice but to get tough. >> translator: those who attack civilians and like to disturb the security of this...
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almost a quarter of egypt's population is between the ages of 18 and 29. more than half of whom live in poverty according to government figures. with the economy at a standstill, many have the same complaint. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> all the young want to work but can't find work. unemployed so he fights instead. this man is dismissive of the new generation of elected representatives. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: no one represents me, he says. i represent myself. everyone who wants to represent me just wants power. all the parties just want power. elections, elections. in a revolution, there are no elections. the police can rush the protesters, push them back a bit, but they can't chase them away. walls don't stop them. teargas doesn't phase them. during the revolution, political leaders came to tahrir square. these days it is considered too dangerous. politicians no longer come into the streets and the boys in the streets don't want anything to do with the politicians. it was the young in egypt's revolution but the old rema
almost a quarter of egypt's population is between the ages of 18 and 29. more than half of whom live in poverty according to government figures. with the economy at a standstill, many have the same complaint. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> all the young want to work but can't find work. unemployed so he fights instead. this man is dismissive of the new generation of elected representatives. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: no one represents me, he says. i...
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egypt. >> yes. >> turmoil. >> yes. >> 60 people, approximately, dead. the head of the army says that the state could actually fall apart, disintegrate. is he right? >> i hope not because i think that would lead to incredible chaos and violence on a scale that would be devastating to egypt and the region but there has to be some understanding by the new government that the as sper ragss that the people were expressing during the revolution in egypt have to be taken seriously and it cannot in any way be overlooked that there is a large number of egyptians who are not satisfied with the direction of the economy and the political reform. this is not an easy task. i have to jump in and say that we can sit here and talk about it from a distance. it's very difficult going from a closed regime and essentially a one-man rule to a democracy that is trying to be born and learn to walk. but there are some clear lessons. you have to represent all of the people and the people have to believe that. you have to have the rule of law that applies to everyone, not just to
egypt. >> yes. >> turmoil. >> yes. >> 60 people, approximately, dead. the head of the army says that the state could actually fall apart, disintegrate. is he right? >> i hope not because i think that would lead to incredible chaos and violence on a scale that would be devastating to egypt and the region but there has to be some understanding by the new government that the as sper ragss that the people were expressing during the revolution in egypt have to be taken...
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. >>> want to take you to egypt now where its own defense minister says the nation is on the brink of collapse. amid all this fighting on the streets today, a shift in the political landscape. a hard line islamist party that has up until now supported president mohamed morsi is now in talks with secular opposition groups. and in her final week here as secretary of state, hillary clinton had these words for morsi. >> i think the messages and the actions coming from the leadership, you know, have to be changed in order to give people confidence that they're on the right path. >> cnn international senior correspondent ben wedeman is in cairo. ben, i know you call cairo your second home. is the country -- is it truly on the brink of collapse? >> reporter: well, i think what the minister of defense was talking about, the state, the government, being on the brink of collapse. the concern is that with this continued clashes, and these outbreaks of clashes that are happening with regular frequency, with the political logjam that exists between the muslim brotherhood led government and the opp
. >>> want to take you to egypt now where its own defense minister says the nation is on the brink of collapse. amid all this fighting on the streets today, a shift in the political landscape. a hard line islamist party that has up until now supported president mohamed morsi is now in talks with secular opposition groups. and in her final week here as secretary of state, hillary clinton had these words for morsi. >> i think the messages and the actions coming from the leadership,...
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if you ask the country's defense minister, we could be about to witness the collapse of democracy in egypt. protests continue to rock the streets of cairo.it moking wh ha. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your doctor if you have new or worse symptoms. get medical h
if you ask the country's defense minister, we could be about to witness the collapse of democracy in egypt. protests continue to rock the streets of cairo.it moking wh ha. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility,...
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from mali to algeria, niger, libya, and egypt, the obama administration is struggling to catch up. u.s. intelligence is now working with france whose own spy networks are more established in the former french colonies in africa. and the u.s. will set up a base in niger to fly over safe havens, hoping to catch terrorists before there is a direct threat to the u.s.'s homeland. >> i'm not ruling it out. we take al qaeda wherever they are very seriously and we are not going to rest on our laurels until we find that kind of specific and credible information. >> one thing that has officials very concerned, terrorists operating in africa have u.s., western, european, canadian pass sports that can travel readily and come back to their home countries and it may be very difficult to catch their movements, especially if they are plotting more attacks. wolf? >> very difficult indeed. barbara, thanks very much. let's take a closer look right now at these latest threats. the new terror front in northwest africa. joining us now is republican congressman, mike rogers of michigan. mr. chairman, tha
from mali to algeria, niger, libya, and egypt, the obama administration is struggling to catch up. u.s. intelligence is now working with france whose own spy networks are more established in the former french colonies in africa. and the u.s. will set up a base in niger to fly over safe havens, hoping to catch terrorists before there is a direct threat to the u.s.'s homeland. >> i'm not ruling it out. we take al qaeda wherever they are very seriously and we are not going to rest on our...
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. >>> egypt weighing in on the war in sirria wolf blitzer asked egyptian president, mohammed morsi what he thinks the next step should be when it comes to syria. here's part of the interview. >> translator: the syrian people with its revolution government, the bloodshed stud stop. they move to a new state. they have an independent parliament and government according to will and then they decide what they want it's the syrian people who should decide. >> watch the full interview on "the situation room" this week. >>> and a tense situation today along the india/pakistan border. at least one pakistani soldier has died in the conflict that's flared up in the kashmir region. i spoke to our produce anywhere pakistan earlier and she is saying that indian troops crossed into pakistani territory. >> as far as the pakistani military is concerned, they have reacted in the sense that they have obviously made this public. apparently according to a pakistani military official, the two countries have hot lines set up between them, that includes the military as well as the diplomatic officers and those
. >>> egypt weighing in on the war in sirria wolf blitzer asked egyptian president, mohammed morsi what he thinks the next step should be when it comes to syria. here's part of the interview. >> translator: the syrian people with its revolution government, the bloodshed stud stop. they move to a new state. they have an independent parliament and government according to will and then they decide what they want it's the syrian people who should decide. >> watch the full...
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arab league envoy brahimi who just last week was shuttling between syria and russia and then egypt. trying to forge some sort of path towards peace there to come up with some sort of a political solution. even the russians who had been the steadfast allies of the syrians, they have been perceived to be distancing themselves from the regime. recently, they called for all the parties in syria to come for a transitional government and everyone was waiting for assad to speak to see what he would agree to, if he would agree to a transitionalman a aal plan and out today and said, absolutely, he is not going to step down. a lot of the rhetoric we heard from today, we heard from the beginning of the uprising there. he even denied a resolution there and denied a fight going on between the government and the opposition saying only a fight between syria, the homeland there and its enemies. randi? >> denied a revolution, that is amazing. still no real solutions and in june when he spoke, he called for unity. but, you know, as we said, certainly the arab league envoy, brahimi, who you mentioned,
arab league envoy brahimi who just last week was shuttling between syria and russia and then egypt. trying to forge some sort of path towards peace there to come up with some sort of a political solution. even the russians who had been the steadfast allies of the syrians, they have been perceived to be distancing themselves from the regime. recently, they called for all the parties in syria to come for a transitional government and everyone was waiting for assad to speak to see what he would...
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he talks about what's going on in egypt. dissent in egypt. what he plans on doing with those like other egyptian leaders who criticize him. much more of this interview. including under what circumstances he would be willing to sit down with the israeli prime minister, netanyahu, or the israeli president, shimon peres. as far as meeting with the president of the united states, everything i'm hearing, u.s. officials so far are relatively pleased with what president morsi has done over these past six month, especially with the cease-fire between israel and hamases in gaza. >> i think it's been u.s. policy for some period of time to engage with the muslim brotherhood because the muslim brotherhood is a major political force in the middle east. not only in egypt but in other countries. there was a period when the bush administration weren't talking to the muslim brotherhood. clearly, that has changed. >> he's a graduate of the university of southern california, a trojan. spent seven years living here in the united states. when he comes back to the
he talks about what's going on in egypt. dissent in egypt. what he plans on doing with those like other egyptian leaders who criticize him. much more of this interview. including under what circumstances he would be willing to sit down with the israeli prime minister, netanyahu, or the israeli president, shimon peres. as far as meeting with the president of the united states, everything i'm hearing, u.s. officials so far are relatively pleased with what president morsi has done over these past...
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the past year and a half with very difficult challenges to our economy, to our gasp being cut off in egypt that got us into the financial difficulties that we face today. but jordan has always, i think, looked at whatever policies they have not to use other things happening in the area as an excuse. i think the difference between jordan and many other countries is we took a different approach. and we pushed for evolution, not revolution, and the only way you can do that is through the rule of law. so national committee was put together. and they changed a third of the constitution created an independent commission for elections, a new constitutional court, many other laws, so we took the systematic approach, mainly because of my experiences in being educated in the west and looking at how western systems did it, it was really the rule of law, and i sometimes am surprised by western think tanks and certain ambassadors of our country where they say this is going to be very difficult. you think? this has been a major challenge and you can't have this by waving a magic wand people will start i
the past year and a half with very difficult challenges to our economy, to our gasp being cut off in egypt that got us into the financial difficulties that we face today. but jordan has always, i think, looked at whatever policies they have not to use other things happening in the area as an excuse. i think the difference between jordan and many other countries is we took a different approach. and we pushed for evolution, not revolution, and the only way you can do that is through the rule of...
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and envoy to syria was in syria and then he was in russia and then he was in egypt trying to forge a path towards peace. they were waiting to hear a response from assad and they got it today. today he remained defiant. he said the only kind of initiative that will be of use in syria is a syrian initiative. this is not the kind of rhetoric that world powers really will want to have heard from assad. no agreement to any kind of a transitional plan. so, yeah, it's -- as far as syria goes, the fighting still remains. just a few days ago now we heard that at least 60,000 people have been killed as a result of fighting there in the nearly two years of fighting there. >> mohammed jamjoon, thank you. >>> the new congress is stepping up on gun violence with a flurry of new bills introduced. those bills may increase the number of guns around schools. we'll explain. [ woman ] uh-oh. [ male announcer ] when diarrhea hits, kaopectate stops it fast. powerful liquid relief speeds to the source. fast! [ male announcer ] stop the uh-oh fast with kaopectate. >>> welcome back. on the first day of the n
and envoy to syria was in syria and then he was in russia and then he was in egypt trying to forge a path towards peace. they were waiting to hear a response from assad and they got it today. today he remained defiant. he said the only kind of initiative that will be of use in syria is a syrian initiative. this is not the kind of rhetoric that world powers really will want to have heard from assad. no agreement to any kind of a transitional plan. so, yeah, it's -- as far as syria goes, the...
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. >>> egypt is weighing in on the war in syria. egyptian president mohammed mori says his country will always support the syrian people. wolf blitzer, anchor of "the situation room," has this exclusive report. >> reporter: we are getting immediate reaction to the latest speech from the syrian president, bashar al assad, from the highest levels of the egyptian government. we are here at the presidential palace in cairo. i just sat down for a lengthy interview with you the egyptian president, mohammed morey. he has no love lost for the syrian president, bash shar al asad. he wants bashar al assad to go and go right away. listen to next change that i had with president morsi. you want bashar al assad to leave to give up power? do you believe he should be tried by the international criminal court for war crimes? >> translator: it is not i who want this but the syrian people who want this. this phase is the phase of the people, similar to what the egyptian president wanted, the syrian people wanted. and we support the syrian people. and
. >>> egypt is weighing in on the war in syria. egyptian president mohammed mori says his country will always support the syrian people. wolf blitzer, anchor of "the situation room," has this exclusive report. >> reporter: we are getting immediate reaction to the latest speech from the syrian president, bashar al assad, from the highest levels of the egyptian government. we are here at the presidential palace in cairo. i just sat down for a lengthy interview with you...
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. >>> up next, a cnn exclusive, as egypt's president opens up about the growing violence in syria and how it could spread to other parts of the middle east. mom? i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick meal, that's perfect for two! campbell's chunky beef with country vegetables, poured over rice! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. >>> egypt's president tells cnn he supports calls for syria's president to be tried for war crimes in a conflict that ma fear will bleed into turkey. today, u.s. planes loaded with patriot missiles landed in turkey and those missiles are meant to ward off scud missiles that have been fired out of syria, in some cases in the direction of the turkish border. syria's government has denied it fired the scuds. and just yesterday, its leader met with cheers, gave a rare public speech there. bashar al assad blamed, quote, enemies of the people for syria's problems. >> translator: this is a government who wanted to take revenge against the people, and to fragment syria. those are the enemies of the people. and the ene
. >>> up next, a cnn exclusive, as egypt's president opens up about the growing violence in syria and how it could spread to other parts of the middle east. mom? i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick meal, that's perfect for two! campbell's chunky beef with country vegetables, poured over rice! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. >>> egypt's president tells cnn he supports calls for syria's president to be tried for war crimes...
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but egypt's economy is on the ropes. across the region, political storm clouds ar gathering as iran, israel and eight arab countries hold crucial elections this year. >> in every one of them, a new form of right, far, far right is emerging as to change the balance of power. >> reporter: in his first term, barack obama said he was making the middle east peace process a priority, but middle east expert aaron david miller says don't get your hopes up for this term. >> the fact is if you -- if the administration tried to put mahmoud abbas and benjamin netanyahu down together, right now, or in february, at the negotiating table, the gaps between them are so large that they simply cannot be bridged and the u.s., yet again, will be revealed as an emperor without clothes. >> and when we come back, we'll talk to chris lawrence from the pentagon, get new information here about this hostage situation in algeria. this is this north african country where we're now hearing, confirmed by the state department, 40 hostages, being called
but egypt's economy is on the ropes. across the region, political storm clouds ar gathering as iran, israel and eight arab countries hold crucial elections this year. >> in every one of them, a new form of right, far, far right is emerging as to change the balance of power. >> reporter: in his first term, barack obama said he was making the middle east peace process a priority, but middle east expert aaron david miller says don't get your hopes up for this term. >> the fact is...
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they make up just 10% of egypt's population. >>> messages of support to the family of missing fashion director vittorio miss tonni. >> wife, pilot and co-pilot. they left friday morning at 11:30 friday morning only ten miles having left, they know that the 71-year-old venezuelan born pilot spoke to the mainland. that was the last we heard. >> missonni company is well-known for dressing celebrities in its pattern knitwear and signature zigzag stripe. it became more popular when it produced a cheaper line for target stores back in 2011. >>> it is a controversial private trip to north korea not backed by the u.s. government. former governor bill richardson and google ceo eric schmidt flew to north korea. we are told it is a private humanitarian visit. it is thought that richardson might try to negotiate the release of an american prisoner. >>> less than an hour from now, taking a look at those pictures in the corner of your screen. looking to see who actually goes through the gate there. the president will be announcing nominations for two key positions of his administration, secretary o
they make up just 10% of egypt's population. >>> messages of support to the family of missing fashion director vittorio miss tonni. >> wife, pilot and co-pilot. they left friday morning at 11:30 friday morning only ten miles having left, they know that the 71-year-old venezuelan born pilot spoke to the mainland. that was the last we heard. >> missonni company is well-known for dressing celebrities in its pattern knitwear and signature zigzag stripe. it became more popular...
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they do not trust you because of what is happening in egypt. they do not trust you because you are not stopping you ran from becoming nuclear. they do not trust you because of the israeli-palestinian issue. we already spoke about a multiplayer balance with the middle east. it is so unsafe and so dangerous, it is not only us that do not want to live in this neighborhood. it is you that do not want to live in this neighborhood. the price of oil will be $200- $300 a barrel, and it will stay there forever. [applause]>> to final interventions on this point. then we will move onto another topic. >> i think it is important for us to have a conversation about what happens if the strategy that the opposing team wants takes place. we are living in a world of bad choices. that is the world of international relations. that is the world of international politics. you do not have wonderful solutions that make the problem go away. imagine the scenario -- the united states and or israel goes and engages in the third middle eastern war in a decade. we go and st
they do not trust you because of what is happening in egypt. they do not trust you because you are not stopping you ran from becoming nuclear. they do not trust you because of the israeli-palestinian issue. we already spoke about a multiplayer balance with the middle east. it is so unsafe and so dangerous, it is not only us that do not want to live in this neighborhood. it is you that do not want to live in this neighborhood. the price of oil will be $200- $300 a barrel, and it will stay there...
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we're supporting egypt, saudi arabia, jordan, all of them to establish nuclear facility. i don't think countries can easily build nuclear capability information the middle east. most of these countries we're talking about don't have the infrastructure to build this kind of program. saudi arabia can go to pakistan and get it but then what are we doing here? these two countries are our allies. we have more leverage to prevent proliferation than we have in iran. it seems we're making the case for all of these countries to go nuclear because it proves the case against iran but there is no real evidence for it. >> general? >> i think the fact that you repeat and repeat again and repeat a lie is not making it true. i'm speaking about the number of bombs that israel has. israel declared this would not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons to the middle east. israel is the only country that under a threat that it will be wiped off the map. i don't recognize any other country in the middle east. when ever our neighbor will make peace was, even the capabilities that we have wou
we're supporting egypt, saudi arabia, jordan, all of them to establish nuclear facility. i don't think countries can easily build nuclear capability information the middle east. most of these countries we're talking about don't have the infrastructure to build this kind of program. saudi arabia can go to pakistan and get it but then what are we doing here? these two countries are our allies. we have more leverage to prevent proliferation than we have in iran. it seems we're making the case for...
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do not have the same degree of inherent issues, but with those in iraq, afghanistan, jordan, syria, egypt, do we have some kind of a method in which there is a specific heightened level of scrutiny for those who are seeking to come into this country? my opening question, i note, related to asking for your response with regard to the 58,000 iraqi refugees who are already here -- i am sort of giving you two questions, but i want you to answer about these other countries now, and get back to what i asked about the 58,000 iraqi refugees. >> let me do my best. i think i will have to defer to specificity for my department of homeland security colleagues. the types of checks that are implemented for refugees are largely similar -- i think, the difference -- my colleagues will expand upon this -- is the types of information i
do not have the same degree of inherent issues, but with those in iraq, afghanistan, jordan, syria, egypt, do we have some kind of a method in which there is a specific heightened level of scrutiny for those who are seeking to come into this country? my opening question, i note, related to asking for your response with regard to the 58,000 iraqi refugees who are already here -- i am sort of giving you two questions, but i want you to answer about these other countries now, and get back to what...
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they had been elected in tunisia, egypt, and probably will be elected in turkey and other countries. do you think that having islam is inside the tent in a helpscal smear a-- sphere diminish the threat of outside groups like al qaeda? >> hopefully political pluralism is breaking out in the middle east. countries will find expressions with political parties. we are strong advocates of using the political system, the laws, to be able to express their individual groups within different countries. rather than finding expression through violent extremism, these groups have the opportunity as they never had before in countries like tunisia and in egypt, yemen and other places, where they can participate meaningfully within a system. this will take some time for the system to mature sufficiently so that there can be a very robust system there. certainly, those individuals who are associated with parties that have a religious basis, they can have the opportunity in that system. >> my second question, you mentioned yemen. that has been part of the broader portfolio. i know you made many trips
they had been elected in tunisia, egypt, and probably will be elected in turkey and other countries. do you think that having islam is inside the tent in a helpscal smear a-- sphere diminish the threat of outside groups like al qaeda? >> hopefully political pluralism is breaking out in the middle east. countries will find expressions with political parties. we are strong advocates of using the political system, the laws, to be able to express their individual groups within different...
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more informational on egypt. the country's main opposition coalition is rejecting the president's call for dialogue to resolve the country's political crisis unless their demands are met. announcement was made by mahato baradei -- muhammed el baradei. more on the immigration deal reached by a bipartisan group of senators. the proposed plan would cover border security, guest workers, an employer verification, as well as a pat to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country. the deal will be announced at a news conference this afternoon live by 2:30 p.m. on c-span radio, or watch it on c-span. those are some of the headlines on c-span radio. >> one cannot count the times that americans say that we are the best country in the world. what a marvelous least to begin tuesday. -- what a marvelously stupid thing to say. of all the countries in the world, why do we have to believe that we are the best? what does that mean? and why do we have to assert it all of the time? and what does it mean to ot
more informational on egypt. the country's main opposition coalition is rejecting the president's call for dialogue to resolve the country's political crisis unless their demands are met. announcement was made by mahato baradei -- muhammed el baradei. more on the immigration deal reached by a bipartisan group of senators. the proposed plan would cover border security, guest workers, an employer verification, as well as a pat to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the...
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egypt has supported and lived by the peace agreement with israel. israel has taken steps to begin the -- to begin to deal with the problem of security & nine. those are vital to us and to the security of israel. they have followed through on the promise to have an election. >> to have had an election. they had a constitutional process. there was another election. other countries elect somebody that you do not agree with this not give us permission to walk away from their election. >> this has been a problem with our policy for decades. we were in favor of radical jihad because they were the enemy of our enemy. i see support for serious rebels. >> and any of the arms sales that the united states has engaged in that part of the world, there is always a test applied with respect to a qualitative difference in any of those weapons with respect to israel's defensive security. we do not sell and will not sell weapons that may upset that qualitative balance. >> if we sell them to egypt, we have to give them to israel. why don't we not give weapons to israe
egypt has supported and lived by the peace agreement with israel. israel has taken steps to begin the -- to begin to deal with the problem of security & nine. those are vital to us and to the security of israel. they have followed through on the promise to have an election. >> to have had an election. they had a constitutional process. there was another election. other countries elect somebody that you do not agree with this not give us permission to walk away from their election....
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administration has decided the muslim brotherhood president of egypt is the guy in the seat. it is completely indifferent to what the program should look like and what the desired outcome in egypt should be. the only thing they appear to be interested in, is the continuation of the israeli- egyptian -- obviously a great interest, but not the only thing that should and made us when we talk about the worst country in the middle east. when i saw we were delivering fighter jets to the military, i asked myself what message this sends. the real -- the rule should be not that foreign aid is bad or good and not that military assistance is quarterback -- good or bad. it is the tax payer dollars. it is used to pay tax dollar pare interest. we should take it down to zero and build it anew. does that mean we should give everybody the same as before? maybe it does. does it mean we should give them zero? could be. does it mean we should give them more? also a possibility. autopilot is unconscionable. that is the problem we have. we are on autopilot. i am not talking about this blank contra
administration has decided the muslim brotherhood president of egypt is the guy in the seat. it is completely indifferent to what the program should look like and what the desired outcome in egypt should be. the only thing they appear to be interested in, is the continuation of the israeli- egyptian -- obviously a great interest, but not the only thing that should and made us when we talk about the worst country in the middle east. when i saw we were delivering fighter jets to the military, i...
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just a word about egypt. we had a very spirited meeting with the president of egypt where we told him that the content of his speech a couple years before basically attacking israel and making comments which we view are unacceptable about israel, we were pleased that some hours after that meeting, the president of egypt issued a pretty good statement concerning those remarks. in afghanistan, we continue to be concerned about the plans for troop levels and what kind of force will be left behind to help the afghans consolidate the enormous efforts that they have made in obtaining some success over the taliban. they still have many challenges and an issue we continue to hear the prime minister and will most likely remain prime minister, serious concerns about iran's view about nuclear weapons. senator whitehouse. >> thank you for being here. first, i want to thank senator mccain for leading this congressional delegation trip. it was a hard working but very informative and useful trip. there are a number of issue
just a word about egypt. we had a very spirited meeting with the president of egypt where we told him that the content of his speech a couple years before basically attacking israel and making comments which we view are unacceptable about israel, we were pleased that some hours after that meeting, the president of egypt issued a pretty good statement concerning those remarks. in afghanistan, we continue to be concerned about the plans for troop levels and what kind of force will be left behind...
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they are in route to egypt and 200 tanks that are going to be deployed to egypt during 2013. host: thanks forhost: we shouldd one of her final public events, hillary clinton speaking at the council of foreign relations, and the entire event airing tonight on c-span is available on our waste -- website at c- span.org. one of the exchange's today getting attention, between mccain and hagel. this runs six minutes. we will show it in your entire ready. >> thank you, and i am pleased to see an old friend before the committee, and especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn, who have contributed so much to our nation's defense. senator hagel, the members of this committee will raise questions about your policy positions, not reasonable people disagree. our concerns pertaining to the quality of your professional judgment and your world view on critical areas of national security, including security in the middle east. let me begin with your opposition to the surge in iraq. 2006, republicans lost the election and we began the search and you wrote a piece in "the washing
they are in route to egypt and 200 tanks that are going to be deployed to egypt during 2013. host: thanks forhost: we shouldd one of her final public events, hillary clinton speaking at the council of foreign relations, and the entire event airing tonight on c-span is available on our waste -- website at c- span.org. one of the exchange's today getting attention, between mccain and hagel. this runs six minutes. we will show it in your entire ready. >> thank you, and i am pleased to see an...
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they have written about egypt. i think it was egypt, saudi arabia, turkey, and iran trying to form a group to communicate with assad. host: who is "they"? caller: syria, egypt, saudi arabia -- it was iran and turkey would sit down with assad about stepping down. guest: that offer has been out to assad all along. the arab league has made many overtures. united nations has a special envoy for the syrian conflict. mr. brahimi. all of which have tried to get him to of set some sort of deal which dosh to accept some sort of deal which egos and -- all of which have tried to get him to accept some sort of deal which egos into exile. he gives no indication he is willing to continents any such ienence any such de al. iran realizes they habvve backea loser. russia does, too. i have seen no indication he has listened to them. the best thing that could possibly happen at this opint -- point would be a deal that allows for a more orderly transfer of power. if you wait for more bloodshed, you see something like libya, chaos, bad
they have written about egypt. i think it was egypt, saudi arabia, turkey, and iran trying to form a group to communicate with assad. host: who is "they"? caller: syria, egypt, saudi arabia -- it was iran and turkey would sit down with assad about stepping down. guest: that offer has been out to assad all along. the arab league has made many overtures. united nations has a special envoy for the syrian conflict. mr. brahimi. all of which have tried to get him to of set some sort of...
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specifically, we are all going to have to face this, egypt is a quarter of the arab world. it is critical to everything that we aspire to see happen in the middle east. peace with israel. protection of the sinai. security. the development of that part of the world with respect to an economy that is open and comprehensive and based on rule of law and rules of the road. how are we going to do that? when you have 60% of the population of the region is almost under 30. 50% is under the age of 21. 40% is under the age of 18. and it's growing. if they don't find jobs, if they don't get educated, and if we don't do something, all of us, in the developed world, and i'm including china, near developed at least, and i would say developed, russia, south korea, brazil, mexico those developed countries that have the capacity are going to have to come together and think about this, because everybody is affected. and i think that's the challenge for all of us. and so, senator, that's my response to a very big question that is a very legitimate question. and we ought to really sit down, as
specifically, we are all going to have to face this, egypt is a quarter of the arab world. it is critical to everything that we aspire to see happen in the middle east. peace with israel. protection of the sinai. security. the development of that part of the world with respect to an economy that is open and comprehensive and based on rule of law and rules of the road. how are we going to do that? when you have 60% of the population of the region is almost under 30. 50% is under the age of 21....
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we have critical interests with egypt. critical interests with egypt. egypt has thus far supported and lived by the peace agreement with israel. and has taken steps to begin to deal with the problem of security in the sinai. those are vital to us and to our national interests and to the security of israel. in addition to that, they have followed through on a promise to have an election. >> i know things are not black and white -- >> they have had an election. they had a constitutional process. there is another election coming up shortly for the lower house. the fact that sometimes other countries elect somebody that you don't completely agree with doesn't give us permission to walk away from very election-- their election committee. >> but this is been the problem with their foreign policy for decades. laden.een laid in.-- we funded bin laden. hadeen.ed the mjuhja i see problems with this. >> as you know, senator, any of the arms sales that united states has engaged in in a part of the world, there's always a measure, a test that is applied with respect
we have critical interests with egypt. critical interests with egypt. egypt has thus far supported and lived by the peace agreement with israel. and has taken steps to begin to deal with the problem of security in the sinai. those are vital to us and to our national interests and to the security of israel. in addition to that, they have followed through on a promise to have an election. >> i know things are not black and white -- >> they have had an election. they had a...
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they don't trust you because of what's happening in egypt. they don't trust you because are you not stopping iran from becoming nuclear. they don't trust you because of the israeli-palestinian issue. they will become nuclear, no doubt about it. and we already spoke about a motive player, balance in the middle east which is so unstable. and so dangerous that it's not only us that don't want to live in this neighborhood. it's you that don't want to live in the neighborhood. because when iran will be the hedgea mon, the price of oil will be $200, $300 a barrel and it will stay there forever. it's your problem, it's not ours. >> two interventions on this point. we'll go to fahreed. >> i think it's very important for us to have a conversation about what happens with the strategy that the opposing team want take place. we are living in a world of bad choices. that's the world of international relations, world of international politics. you don't have wonderful, clean solutions that make the problem go away. so imagine the scenario what we do is the
they don't trust you because of what's happening in egypt. they don't trust you because are you not stopping iran from becoming nuclear. they don't trust you because of the israeli-palestinian issue. they will become nuclear, no doubt about it. and we already spoke about a motive player, balance in the middle east which is so unstable. and so dangerous that it's not only us that don't want to live in this neighborhood. it's you that don't want to live in the neighborhood. because when iran will...
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we have critical interest with egypt. critical interest with egypt. egypt has thus far supported and lived by the peace agreement with israel. and has taken steps to begin to deal with the problem of security in the sinai. those are vital to us and to our national interests and to the security of israel. in addition to that, they have followed through on a promise to have an election. >> i know things are not black and white -- >> they have had an election. they had a constitutional process. there is another election is coming up shortly for the lower house. the fact that sometimes other countries elect somebody that you don't completely agree with doesn't give us permission to walk away from very election process. >> but this is been the problem with their foreign policy for decades. we funded been laid in. we funded measure huh -- we find it bin laden. we funded mahuja badin. i see problems with this. >> as you know, senator, any of the arms sales that united states has engaged in in a part of the world, there's always a measure, a test that is appl
we have critical interest with egypt. critical interest with egypt. egypt has thus far supported and lived by the peace agreement with israel. and has taken steps to begin to deal with the problem of security in the sinai. those are vital to us and to our national interests and to the security of israel. in addition to that, they have followed through on a promise to have an election. >> i know things are not black and white -- >> they have had an election. they had a constitutional...
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but to the bigger question, i think is important that our assistance to egypt be conditional. they play an absolutely critical role in fulfilling the commitment of camp david and the security of israel. >> we are almost out of time right now. i appreciate an answer. you made a statement that i strongly disagree with. you said the president of obama has been the strongest israeli supporter since 1948. i have a hard time with that. i know he is not up for confirmation. you are. but when you see statements coming at of the administration like the united states believes that negotiations should result in two states with permanent palestinian borders with israel, jordan, and egypt, and they've come out with statements saying they believe that the borders with israel and palestine should be based on a 1967 border lines, these are statements that i think are very damaging. i can assure you that the leadership in israel feels those statements are damaging. do you still feel this president has been the strongest supporter of israel since 1948? >> i do, and i will tell you quickly wide.
but to the bigger question, i think is important that our assistance to egypt be conditional. they play an absolutely critical role in fulfilling the commitment of camp david and the security of israel. >> we are almost out of time right now. i appreciate an answer. you made a statement that i strongly disagree with. you said the president of obama has been the strongest israeli supporter since 1948. i have a hard time with that. i know he is not up for confirmation. you are. but when you...
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we have critical interests with egypt. critical interests with egypt. egypt has thus far supported and lived by the peace agreement with israel. israel -- and has taken steps to begin to deal with the problem of security in the sinai. those are vital to us and to our national interests and to the security of israel. in addition to that, they have followed through on the promise to have an election. >> i know things aren't black and white -- >> they have had an election. they had a constitutional promise. there is another election that is coming up shortly for the lower house. the fact that sometimes other countries elect somebody that you don't completely agree with doesn't give us permission to walk away from their election. >> but this has been our problem with foreign policy for decades. we funded bin laden and the radical jihad because they were the enemy of our enemy. i have seen weapons coming back and support for syrian rebels. i see problems with this. >> as you know, senator, in any of the arms sales that united states is engaged in in that par
we have critical interests with egypt. critical interests with egypt. egypt has thus far supported and lived by the peace agreement with israel. israel -- and has taken steps to begin to deal with the problem of security in the sinai. those are vital to us and to our national interests and to the security of israel. in addition to that, they have followed through on the promise to have an election. >> i know things aren't black and white -- >> they have had an election. they had a...
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we're supporting egypt, saudi arabia, jordan, all of them to establish nuclear facility. i don't think countries can easily build nuclear cape eanlt information the middle east. most of these countries we're talking about don't have the infrastructure to build this kind of program. saudi arabia can go to pakistan and get it but then what are we doing here? these two countries are our allies. we have more leverage to prevent proliferation than we have in iran. it seems we're making the case for all of these countries to go nuclear because it proves the case against iran but there is no real evidence for it. >> general? >> i think the fact that you repeat and repeat again and repeat a lie is not making it true. i'm speaking about the number of bombs that israel has. israel declared this would not be the first to troin deuce nuclear weapons to the middle east. israel is the only country that under a threat that it will be wiped off the map. i don't recognize any other country in the middle east. when ever our neighbor will make peace was, even the capabilities that we have w
we're supporting egypt, saudi arabia, jordan, all of them to establish nuclear facility. i don't think countries can easily build nuclear cape eanlt information the middle east. most of these countries we're talking about don't have the infrastructure to build this kind of program. saudi arabia can go to pakistan and get it but then what are we doing here? these two countries are our allies. we have more leverage to prevent proliferation than we have in iran. it seems we're making the case for...
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instability in the middle east and north africa which is getting worse and worse including libya and egypt and syria and pakistan. we are talking about a world that is changing and is less responsive to u.s. pressure and u.s. military power and diplomacy. that changes something that chuck hagel is aware of and he has well-formed views on. at the heart of that view is that power should be diffused away from the american military and plates and other power centers around the world and that idea itself is controversial. president obama agrees with that and many in congress do not. host: the former senator gave an interview with his former state paper, "the lincoln journal star" he said his critics have distorted his views. guest: it is unusual for a to give any interviews at all but he has faced a much criticism that he wanted to get one opening salvo out there and that is what he did. he basically said that he will have a chance to correct the record during his confirmation hearing. we should note from that interview that he is not backing down from any of his positions. he is not saying he
instability in the middle east and north africa which is getting worse and worse including libya and egypt and syria and pakistan. we are talking about a world that is changing and is less responsive to u.s. pressure and u.s. military power and diplomacy. that changes something that chuck hagel is aware of and he has well-formed views on. at the heart of that view is that power should be diffused away from the american military and plates and other power centers around the world and that idea...